Ruth: Well, it's just that whenever we come back from work, or we go to work, you always fall asleep on the bus.

Akane: I do. I'm so tired in the mornings.

Ruth: So, you're tired in the mornings (Mm-hm) so don't you sleep at night?

Akane: I do. I actually do go to bed quite early but I hate waking up really early so I think it's the early mornings that really get to me.

Ruth: So do you think lots of people in your family do this, because you know, you really do seem to sleep far more than anybody I've ever met.

Akane: Actually, yeah, my father does say that he falls asleep at work.

Ruth: No!

Akane: Yeah.And my mom falls asleep at work as well when there's not costumers.

Ruth: Oh, you're joking.

Akane: Yeah. Yeah. So it runs in the family.

Ruth: So have you ever done that? Have you ever fallen asleep at work?

Akane: Actually, well, I don't fall asleep when I'm teaching, cause its such a busy job (Yeah) but when I was working in an office, when I was doing medical research, it was such a boring job that I did used to fall asleep in front of the computer sometimes. It's really embarrassing.

Ruth: So have you ever had an embarrassing moment when you've fallen asleep?

Akane: Actually, yes. One time we went to watch the symphony orchestra and it was beautiful music and I was enjoying myself but I just fell asleep in between.

Ruth: Oh, no, Akane.

Akane: Yeah.

Ruth: So how many hours sleep do you normally get Akane?

Akane: Well, I try to get at least nine. Of course that's not always possible, so I'd say on average about eight and a half hours.

Ruth: Eight and a half.

Akane: Yeah.

Ruth: Well, I suppose if you add that to the five hours a day that you sleep that's quite a lot.

Akane: If you put it that way.

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

get to me

I think it's the early mornings that really get to me.

If something 'gets to you,' it bothers you or you don't like it. Notice the following:

The sound of her voice just gets to me after a while.

Doesn't it get to you that you never get a vacation?

runs in the family

So it runs in the family.

When something 'runs in the family,' it's a common trait or action among the members of that family. For example, curly hair. Notice the following:

Heart disease runs in the family.

I see that good looks don't run in your family.

research

I was working in an office, when I was doing medical research.

You 'research' something to collect and record information about it. Notice the following:

I was at the library doing research for my biology report.

Did she research the best hotel to stay at in Rome?

boring

It was such a boring job that I did used to fall asleep in front of the computer sometimes.

If a person or a situation is 'boring,' you are not excited or interested and probably don't want to be there. Notice the following:

I always thought science was boring until I had him for a teacher.

That is a really boring movie.

symphony

One time we went to watch the symphony orchestra.

A 'symphony' is a musical composition or piece that is performed by instruments in an orchestra, which are instruments like the flute and cello. Notice the following:

Do you enjoy going to the symphony?

The symphony music in the in the background made the movie more suspenseful.